Ezekiel 29:2-16
New International Version
2 “Son of man, set your face against(A) Pharaoh king of Egypt(B) and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.(C) 3 Speak to him and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“‘I am against you, Pharaoh(D) king of Egypt,
you great monster(E) lying among your streams.
You say, “The Nile(F) belongs to me;
I made it for myself.”
4 But I will put hooks(G) in your jaws
and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales.
I will pull you out from among your streams,
with all the fish sticking to your scales.(H)
5 I will leave you in the desert,
you and all the fish of your streams.
You will fall on the open field
and not be gathered(I) or picked up.
I will give you as food
to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the sky.(J)
6 Then all who live in Egypt will know that I am the Lord.
“‘You have been a staff of reed(K) for the people of Israel. 7 When they grasped you with their hands, you splintered(L) and you tore open their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke and their backs were wrenched.[a](M)
8 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will bring a sword against you and kill both man and beast.(N) 9 Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
“‘Because you said, “The Nile(O) is mine; I made it,(P)” 10 therefore I am against you(Q) and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt(R) a ruin and a desolate waste(S) from Migdol(T) to Aswan,(U) as far as the border of Cush.[b](V) 11 The foot of neither man nor beast will pass through it; no one will live there for forty years.(W) 12 I will make the land of Egypt desolate(X) among devastated lands, and her cities will lie desolate forty years among ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries.(Y)
13 “‘Yet this is what the Sovereign Lord says: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations where they were scattered. 14 I will bring them back from captivity and return them to Upper Egypt,(Z) the land of their ancestry. There they will be a lowly(AA) kingdom.(AB) 15 It will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the other nations.(AC) I will make it so weak that it will never again rule over the nations. 16 Egypt will no longer be a source of confidence(AD) for the people of Israel but will be a reminder(AE) of their sin in turning to her for help.(AF) Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.(AG)’”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 29:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint and Vulgate); Hebrew and you caused their backs to stand
- Ezekiel 29:10 That is, the upper Nile region
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